We are in Arugam Bay which is the
surfing capital of the east coast. The town is full of surfers and
pizza shops, submarine sandwiches, and heath food shops. I was out
at 5:30 this morning to photograph the sunrise and the first surfer
walked by 5 min later. The sun rose at 6:00 am and by 6:15 there
were 15 surfers chasing the waves in the bay. Most of these surfers
spend all year chasing waves in Sri Lanka. In November surf season
moves to the south coast.
In the afternoon we took a lagoon tour
with a local fisherman. The lagoon is so shallow that he poles the
boat rather than paddle. We saw 2 elephants in the lagoon, but we
never got very close. The locals have a great respect for the
elephants and give them a wide berth. Elephants kill about 70 people
a year in Sri Lanka.
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| Lagoon Elephant |
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| Surfer in Arugum Bay |
4 comments:
It looks like you are enjoying yourself. Miss having coffee with you. I'm enjoying your blog.
Am back to work after a super Thanksgiving Day long week-end so am catching up on your blog. As usual the photography is awesome, Tim. Careful with the elephants!! Neither of you do not want to become a statistic. The colours are amazing. Early mornings make for a long day but one has to get the most out of the once in a lifetime experience. Enjoy and travel safe.
Great blog guys. Totally making me wish I was out exploring too!
Safe travels!
Melissa...of David and Melissa :)
That lagoon elephant looks absolutely enormous!!
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